Noisy steering wheel?

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Dec 7, 2015 | 01:49 PM

#21

nlt624

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From: Ft Lauderdale

I haven't noticed a noise, but if I do, now I know what to do!

Dec 8, 2015 | 07:59 AM

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harvest14

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From: Virginia

Our XJ8 steering wheel squeaked terribly until i added the Jag additive, then it stopped almost immediately. Then however it started doing that low speed judder many have reported.

I added about 8 ounces of Lucas power steering treatment and within a few miles the judder completely disappeared. The steering is perfect now.

Dec 8, 2015 | 04:17 PM

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philwarner

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From: NorthWest Arkansas

The steering wheel in our 06 SV8 occasionally makes a slight groan, but it doesn't sound like power steering noise - it sounds like a rubbing at the wheel itself. I don't hear it in normal driving, just in slow manouvering at rotation off center. It is likely that it is the power steering unit rather than something in the wheel itself?

Dec 9, 2015 | 06:10 AM

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Fraser Mitchell

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I get this noise, and it seems to come from the top part of the column around the steering binnacle somewhere. I just ignore it.

Dec 9, 2015 | 08:15 AM

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philwarner

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From: NorthWest Arkansas

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fraser Mitchell

I get this noise, and it seems to come from the top part of the column around the steering binnacle somewhere. I just ignore it.

I Ignore it too. It's my wife who thinks it is a problem. Now suspension clunk and a rattle/vibration on acceleration is a problem; occasional steering wheel groan not so much.

Dec 12, 2015 | 01:08 PM

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Choptank

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From: Morgantown, WV USA

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Originally Posted by Choptank

I am starting to want to repair mine as well (2003, S-Type 4.2), though I do not consider the sound to be a squeak. It is more like a hushed grinding sound when I turn the wheel at slow speeds - such as parking. Have lived with it a long time, but the older I get the more picky I become I suppose.

Follow up - I ordered the C2s48887 Additive from Engel imports / Terry's Jaguar for $7.47 and did the 'install'. Worked like a charm.

Thanks everyone for the input!